Location of Drifton junction. Right off the D&L trail.

Hello everyone. After suffering severe flood damage in the 1830's the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company decided to build a railroad for the transportation of anthracite Coal. This would be the new Lehigh and Susquehanna Railroad built between 1839-1841.
Skip ahead a few decades and the Central Railroad of New Jersey would lease this road in 1871 giving them a direct route from the busy metro New York/New Jersey area to the coal fields of Pennsylvania. In 1876 the Jersey Central would construct the Drifton branch that would increase coal traffic. I believe this line serviced the mines at Jeddo PA. It broke off the now Jersey Central mainline right near the confluence of Sandy Run and the Lehigh river. I will post a map picture in the community section of this channel to help out with the location. Thank you for watching. 9/14/24